Joseph feldman



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JosEPH FELDMAmfoF LONDON, ENGL'AND.

UMBRELLA.,

sPEoIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,041, aatea January2, 1888.

` Application fiiea October 17,1882. (Moda.) W

f citizen of the United States of America, residing at London, England,have invented new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to'improvements in umbrella-s, whereby theappearance of the umbrella at the notch part is improved and the weightof the umbrella diminished.

In carrying out my invention VI form the stick inf two parts, the jointoccurrin,r where the notch is situated. That end of the stick to whichthe notch (of the ordinary construction) is fixed is reduced'in size,with aconntersink to receive the notch, whereby I am enabled to employ anotch of smaller'dimensions than those generally in use, so that theribs will lie close against the stick at the notch part. The end of thestick to which the notch is fixed is formed with a hole to receive ascrew on the other part of the stick which screws into the said hole,theshorter part of the stick being preferably formed with acorresponding countersink to that of the other part of the stick, theshoulder of the countersink fitting against the top of the notch.

In order to enable my invention to be better understood, I will proceedtodescribe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichiFigure 1 is an elevation of part of` an unibrella'stick constructed, andwith the top notch applied thereto, according to my invention; Fig. 2, avertical' section of the same, and Fig. 3 a derached elevation of' theseveral parts.

Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.

a. and Z) are the two parts of the stick, the ends of the two partswhere they abut each w being reduced in size at c and d, respectively,so

that when the parts are put together a groove or countersink is formedfor receiving the top notch, e, which is of theI ordinary construction,butofmuch smaller dimensions than those stenerally in use.

fis the pin or bolt, screw-threaded at both ends for connecting the twoparts of the stick together. To put the parts together the screwpinfisscreived into the hole made to receive it in the part a of the stick,rosin or other suitable adherent being employed to fiX the screw.

The top notch,c, is placed and cemented on the reduced part d of thepart b of the stick, and

the screW-pin fis then sc'rewed into the hole made to receive it inl thepartbof the stick until the ends of the two parts of the stick cometogether, the reduced part c fitting into the top notch,and the shoulderg of the upper part of the stick'fitting against the top of the notch.Suitable cementsuch as rosin-is employed to hold the parts in position,when put together. to prevent them coming' undone. The part of the stickfrom the top notch downward is somewhat reduced or tapered for a certaindistance to allow the ribs to lie more closely against the stick,and,iffound desirable, small notches may be cut in the stick just under thetop notch to-receive the eyes of the ribs.

By this construction I am enabled to employ a much smaller notch thanhitherto without weakening' the stick of the umbrella, whereby theumbrella, when closed, presents a very nearJ appearance, andzis lighterto carry than when the ordinarysized notch and usual stick are employed.

Having thus described my said invention, I wish it to be nnderstood thatI am aware of the` patent `granted to Henry A. Davis, No. 249,907, dated22d November, 1851, and make no claim to anything therein contained; but

What I do claim, and desire to be protected by Letters Patent, is-

1. An umbrella-stick formed in two parts abutting and connected togetherby a screwpin,the two parts ofthe stick where they abut together beingreduced in diameter, so as to form a groove or countersink for thereception of a top notch of small dimensions,snbstantially ashereinbefore described, and represented in the accompanying drawings. p

2. In an umbrella-stick formed in two parts, the groove or countersinkfor receiving the top notch formed by the two reduced parts of thestick, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described, andrepresented in the accompanying` drawings.

3. The combination, with an umbrella-stick formed in two parts, asdescribed, of a top notch of small dimensions contained within a grooveor countersink formed by reducing the ICC' cnds of the two parts of thestick, substantially i as and for the purposes described, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

4. An umbrella-stick construted of two abnt being reduced in diameter toform an anparts whose adjaoent en'ds are reduced in dinular groove,combined .with a top noteh of ameter andfiabut one on the other, and'are. small dimensions fitted'in such groove, the held together by a pin,the stick being tapered stick being tapered below such top notch, all

5 or reduced in size for a certain distance below as described, andillustrated in the accompanyx 5 the top notch, substantially asrepresented in ing drawings. the drawings, and for thepurposes'desoribed.

5. An umbrella having a stick formed in Witnesses: two parts abut-tingand held together by a. G. F. REDFERN,

:o sorew-pin, as set foi'th, the ends where theyl A. ALBUTT.

J. FELDMAN.

